Gurman: Apple working on new M5 iPad Pro, production starting later this year

According to the latest edition of the Power On newsletter, Apple is in “late testing” phases for the new M5 iPad Pro. The M5 iPad Pro will reportedly be one of the first devices powered by Apple’s new M5 silicon. This new M5 iPad Pro will likely just be a spec bump to the new M5 chip. iPad Pro just received its redesign last year, where it switched to OLED, incorporated a thinner design, and implemented a new front facing camera in landscape position. The codenames for the new M5 iPad Pro are J817, J818, J820, and J821, per Gurman. The M5 iPad Pro is in “late testing”, and is “on track for production in the second half of this year.” It’ll be one of the first products to feature the M5 chip: The company is planning to make the iPad Pro one of the first devices to include the next-generation M5 chip. The new versions of that model, code-named J817, J818, J820 and J821, are in late testing within Apple and on track for production in the second half of this year. Apple is also workin ... Read full article.